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Review: Week one of Bruno

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Firstly, I wanted to say how great it was this week to have Tony Bruno back on the air doing a national radio show. There were many times where it seemed like he hadn't missed a beat being out of the national scene. I think his new co-host Mark Willard will take me some getting used to, he is very different than Andrew Siciliano but I think he and Tony have good chemistry. Tony had some great interviews this week including Randy Moss's agent and lucked out on Monday with PGA Golf to talk about. Famous segments such as "Mr. Monday Night" and "Trash Tony Tuesday" also made it seem like the show never left the air. Some things I was disappointed with were that alot of his famous sound bites were not used on the show, I hope they are in the near future. I'm looking forward to him taking callers who arent just calling in to praise him/welcome him back. And alot of his "Im here to save radio from itself" speeches are a bit unneccesary but otherwise his show sounded great and is a marked improvement for the network.
In other news, I really don't like the sound of the Jeff Rickard Morning Show. Yes, he talks more sports than Murray in the Morning but I find that he spends much more time on other topics/his personal life than he should be. Like them or not, Murray in the AM were midly entertaining when they did not talk sports but Rickard misses the mark on many of his statements Also, I do not like the interaction between him and Bill Lekas, it may just be that they need adjustment time to get along but they do not seem to jive all the time. I liked Jeff better talking exclusively sports/taking calls in the afternoon and I think his morning show needs alot of improvement. If the show stays like this in the next few weeks I see a change being made because it is a bad lead in to Bruno and is, honestly, worse than the show it replaced.
 
Yes, I too, was glad to hear TB back on the airwaves. We(Austin) don't have a SNR affiliate, but with XM, we don't need no stinkin' affiliates anyway!
I heard a few of the classic sound drops("Get outta my face..", and "Where's the white wimmen at?"), but maybe some were left at Fox(I have a bunch I got from his old website if you need them!)
I go from Czaban to Tony in the morning, so it's great. Did Jeff Rickard take the MIM spot? I figured that that will change since Sporting News has not listed the early morning show programming yet. I'm also hooked on MLB Home Plate on XM with Larry Bowa, Buck Martinez & Mark Patrick.
 
> Yes, I too, was glad to hear TB back on the airwaves.
> We(Austin) don't have a SNR affiliate, but with XM, we don't
> need no stinkin' affiliates anyway!
> I heard a few of the classic sound drops("Get outta my
> face..", and "Where's the white wimmen at?"), but maybe some
> were left at Fox(I have a bunch I got from his old website
> if you need them!)
> I go from Czaban to Tony in the morning, so it's great. Did
> Jeff Rickard take the MIM spot? I figured that that will
> change since Sporting News has not listed the early morning
> show programming yet. I'm also hooked on MLB Home Plate on
> XM with Larry Bowa, Buck Martinez & Mark Patrick.

i live in austin too, and was kinda getting used to Buck on Sports. but now that the Godfather is back, it really shows what i was missing. ive listened to his show since he went back local in april. he really sounded pumped to be back nationally. it may be me, but the production as far as the "drops" were used a bit more and Tony was more amped. although my secretary and patients hate it, its all bruno all the time in the office now........
 
Bruno is uhhhh ok?

OK, so I gave TB a chance this week having only heard him on vacation days on WQXI here in Atlanta (you know, a station that does local programming instead of this syndicated MEH that you guys seem to enjoy)

Honestly, I'm pretty unimmpressed. I've heard better and I've heard worse. Bruno falls somewhere in the middle.

I'll never understand why you guys grandstand for this clown----hes good at best.
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Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> OK, so I gave TB a chance this week having only heard him on
> vacation days on WQXI here in Atlanta (you know, a station
> that does local programming instead of this syndicated MEH
> that you guys seem to enjoy)
>
> Honestly, I'm pretty unimmpressed. I've heard better and
> I've heard worse. Bruno falls somewhere in the middle.
>
> I'll never understand why you guys grandstand for this
> clown----hes good at best.
>

oh yeah, Atlanta I'm sure is loaded with great talent like Bruno.

He has no equal and no one knows more people and has better interaction with his audience.

"Somewhere in the middle"? Name me the other people who think are better?
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

There is no purpose in you posting you do not like him without offering specific critiques. Tell us ways he could improve his show
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> OK, so I gave TB a chance this week having only heard him on
> vacation days on WQXI here in Atlanta (you know, a station
> that does local programming instead of this syndicated MEH
> that you guys seem to enjoy)
>
> Honestly, I'm pretty unimmpressed. I've heard better and
> I've heard worse. Bruno falls somewhere in the middle.
>
> I'll never understand why you guys grandstand for this
> clown----hes good at best.

so you mean to tell me that you think that mayhem in the am is better? c'mon now. as far as ATL having talent, they absolutely do. nick cellini and chris dimino used to do a show called the Bottom Line and it had no equal. PERIOD. but for some reason, they split them up. mike bell is hilarious as well. the rest of the station is pretty good. spectacular moments (like the ray lewis interview and several others that have been picked up nationally) at times but usually "just" entertaining. actually the Zone is the 2nd best thing, sports-wise, in atlanta. but they dont have anything there now that rivals tony b.......
 
Yep - my day is complete now that I can slide from Czabe to Bruno to Rome. Makes the day go by while i'm banging away at my keyboard.

Bruno and Willard have been working together on a local show that started a few months ago on 1540 The Ticket (KMPC) in LA. Sounds like some of his crew (Big Country, etc.) is the same and he just works out of the same studio. The drops he had in LA were highlighted by AI's mother (AI), Jeff Kent's "just doin' what I do" and Jason Williams' "You ain't gotta do nuthin homeboy" and "you ain't getting no interviews"

I suppose we won't hear a lot of what we're used to like "unsheathing" and some of the other throw away phrases, but he'll evolve into new ones like he usually does.

Willard sounds decent - probably can't X&O as well as Sicilliano, but definitely doesn't sound as arrogant and pissy. I suppose it's just a bit shocking to see them switch from an all LA format on Friday with no indication of the national show to this now. No more interaction with the local traffic girls - not that Toni Jordan was very interactive - and a very uneasy transition from when hes finished a segment to the bump music. On the SNR side it sounds well though.

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Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > OK, so I gave TB a chance this week having only heard him
> on
> > vacation days on WQXI here in Atlanta (you know, a station
>
> > that does local programming instead of this syndicated MEH
>
> > that you guys seem to enjoy)
> >
> > Honestly, I'm pretty unimmpressed. I've heard better and
> > I've heard worse. Bruno falls somewhere in the middle.
> >
> > I'll never understand why you guys grandstand for this
> > clown----hes good at best.
> >
>
> oh yeah, Atlanta I'm sure is loaded with great talent like
> Bruno.
>
> He has no equal and no one knows more people and has better
> interaction with his audience.
>
> "Somewhere in the middle"? Name me the other people who
> think are better?
>



like most of you all posted, it was good having TB back! i liked his show with limited sound drops, if ya'll remember before he left FSR his show was all drops no content!
which, imo, gets old after a while.
overall, i'm glad he's back!
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> like most of you all posted, it was good having TB back! i
> liked his show with limited sound drops, if ya'll remember
> before he left FSR his show was all drops no content!

>
I agree..His current show seems much more witty and not just overkill with the same ole soundbites. Does hearing Jim Mora say playoffs ten times a show versus twice really add anything? The funny thing is I think it was wednesday he had two callers call in request different old soundbites
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > like most of you all posted, it was good having TB back! i
>
> > liked his show with limited sound drops, if ya'll remember
>
> > before he left FSR his show was all drops no content!
>
> >
> I agree..His current show seems much more witty and not
> just overkill with the same ole soundbites. Does hearing Jim
> Mora say playoffs ten times a show versus twice really add
> anything? The funny thing is I think it was wednesday he had
> two callers call in request different old soundbites
>

Bruno has classic bites and bits which people love, but he brings in fresh stuff all the time. When was the last time anyone heard Rome do anything fresh?
His music is always the same crap, his callers use the same lame terms and anyone can sit at home and figure out what he's going to say next when he spends forever getting a point accross by repeating it 15 times in a "take". At leats when Bruno uses "playoffs"..it's pertinent to a situation. Not being apologetic, but to say his show was "all drops and no content" may be a bit over-stated.
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > > like most of you all posted, it was good having TB back!
> i
> >
> > > liked his show with limited sound drops, if ya'll
> remember
> >
> > > before he left FSR his show was all drops no content!
> >
> > >
> > I agree..His current show seems much more witty and not
> > just overkill with the same ole soundbites. Does hearing
> Jim
> > Mora say playoffs ten times a show versus twice really add
>
> > anything? The funny thing is I think it was wednesday he
> had
> > two callers call in request different old soundbites
> >
>
> Bruno has classic bites and bits which people love, but he
> brings in fresh stuff all the time. When was the last time
> anyone heard Rome do anything fresh?
> His music is always the same crap, his callers use the same
> lame terms and anyone can sit at home and figure out what
> he's going to say next when he spends forever getting a
> point accross by repeating it 15 times in a "take". At leats
> when Bruno uses "playoffs"..it's pertinent to a situation.
> Not being apologetic, but to say his show was "all drops and
> no content" may be a bit over-stated.
>


rack!

just kidding. lol!
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > > > like most of you all posted, it was good having TB
> back!
> > i
> > >
> > > > liked his show with limited sound drops, if ya'll
> > remember
> > >
> > > > before he left FSR his show was all drops no content!
> > >
> > > >
> > > I agree..His current show seems much more witty and not
>
> > > just overkill with the same ole soundbites. Does hearing
>
> > Jim
> > > Mora say playoffs ten times a show versus twice really
> add
> >
> > > anything? The funny thing is I think it was wednesday he
>
> > had
> > > two callers call in request different old soundbites
> > >
> >
> > Bruno has classic bites and bits which people love, but he
>
> > brings in fresh stuff all the time. When was the last time
>
> > anyone heard Rome do anything fresh?
> > His music is always the same crap, his callers use the
> same
> > lame terms and anyone can sit at home and figure out what
> > he's going to say next when he spends forever getting a
> > point accross by repeating it 15 times in a "take". At
> leats
> > when Bruno uses "playoffs"..it's pertinent to a situation.
>
> > Not being apologetic, but to say his show was "all drops
> and
> > no content" may be a bit over-stated.
> >
>
>
> rack!
>
> just kidding. lol!
>

At least with Tony, you don't hear paper rustling in the background. Bruno doesn't 'script his takes'. When is the last time you've heard Rome give his take on a breaking story? He waits until the next day to read his take!
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> At least with Tony, you don't hear paper rustling in the
> background. Bruno doesn't 'script his takes'. When is the
> last time you've heard Rome give his take on a breaking
> story? He waits until the next day to read his take!

Tony does not have 'takes'- that's not what he does, it's what Rome does. Rome does not have 'breaking news'- he is not CNN or the god-awful ESPN-he does a sports talk show that allows callers to give their 'takes', and if you think that he's the only one that uses a 'script' you are sadly mistaken.
FM
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > At least with Tony, you don't hear paper rustling in the
> > background. Bruno doesn't 'script his takes'. When is
> the
> > last time you've heard Rome give his take on a breaking
> > story? He waits until the next day to read his take!
>
> Tony does not have 'takes'- that's not what he does, it's
> what Rome does. Rome does not have 'breaking news'- he is
> not CNN or the god-awful ESPN-he does a sports talk show
> that allows callers to give their 'takes', and if you think
> that he's the only one that uses a 'script' you are sadly
> mistaken.
> FM
>

Exactly. You can't run a successful show without scripting some part of the show. You think these guys just run in off the street and start talking sports based on what looks interesting in the morning paper and have well reasoned thoughts on each topic ready to go?<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > > At least with Tony, you don't hear paper rustling in the
>
> > > background. Bruno doesn't 'script his takes'. When is
> > the
> > > last time you've heard Rome give his take on a breaking
> > > story? He waits until the next day to read his take!
> >
> > Tony does not have 'takes'- that's not what he does, it's
> > what Rome does. Rome does not have 'breaking news'- he is
> > not CNN or the god-awful ESPN-he does a sports talk show
> > that allows callers to give their 'takes', and if you
> think
> > that he's the only one that uses a 'script' you are sadly
> > mistaken.
> > FM
> >
>
> Exactly. You can't run a successful show without scripting
> some part of the show. You think these guys just run in off
> the street and start talking sports based on what looks
> interesting in the morning paper and have well reasoned
> thoughts on each topic ready to go?
>


Rome's show is terribly scripted! When someone subs for him on his T.V. show, you'll here someone saying exactly what Rome says. It's awful!! Why does he have to congratulate himself so much after an interview? Bruno rules!! FSR went in the toilet around the country when he left. He doesn't over use the drops either. There put in exactly where he needs them! You don't hear Bruno after an interview saying, what an awesome interview with "X" ten thousand times during the show. That's my take and I hope I didn't "suck"! Hey, you can actually "suck" and call Tony B. That's another reason why he rules!! Kevin Wheeler is awesome too during the late night. He's actually better than James Brown. Oh well, war SNR, war Mark Willard, and war Tony Bruno!! Out!
 
Re: Bruno is uhhhh ok?

> > > > At least with Tony, you don't hear paper rustling in
> the
> >
> > > > background. Bruno doesn't 'script his takes'. When
> is
> > > the
> > > > last time you've heard Rome give his take on a
> breaking
> > > > story? He waits until the next day to read his take!
> > >
> > > Tony does not have 'takes'- that's not what he does,
> it's
> > > what Rome does. Rome does not have 'breaking news'- he
> is
> > > not CNN or the god-awful ESPN-he does a sports talk show
>
> > > that allows callers to give their 'takes', and if you
> > think
> > > that he's the only one that uses a 'script' you are
> sadly
> > > mistaken.
> > > FM
> > >
> >
> > Exactly. You can't run a successful show without scripting
>
> > some part of the show. You think these guys just run in
> off
> > the street and start talking sports based on what looks
> > interesting in the morning paper and have well reasoned
> > thoughts on each topic ready to go?
> >
>
>
> Rome's show is terribly scripted! When someone subs for
> him on his T.V. show, you'll here someone saying exactly
> what Rome says. It's awful!! Why does he have to
> congratulate himself so much after an interview? Bruno
> rules!! FSR went in the toilet around the country when he
> left. He doesn't over use the drops either. There put in
> exactly where he needs them! You don't hear Bruno after an
> interview saying, what an awesome interview with "X" ten
> thousand times during the show. That's my take and I hope I
> didn't "suck"! Hey, you can actually "suck" and call Tony
> B. That's another reason why he rules!! Kevin Wheeler is
> awesome too during the late night. He's actually better than
> James Brown. Oh well, war SNR, war Mark Willard, and war
> Tony Bruno!! Out!
>

When a sports related story breaks, Tony will immediately tell you what's on his mind. Rome has become nothing but 'all the listeners trying to imitate him'. That's very good talk radio.....not! I listened to Rome years ago and originally found him to be entertaining. But as the years went by, it was the same old stuff. How original will he be when he's 50 years old and still running smack? Now some of you will disagree with the next statement, but I have heard more than one person in the business say that Rome is nothing but a fake and a fraud and that Travis Rogers is the real brain behind the whole program. Are they envious??? Maybe so. At least when someone thinks differently than Tony, he won't hang up or bash them. Bruno is good sports talk for the independent mind.
 
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> Rome's show is terribly scripted! When someone subs for
> him on his T.V. show, you'll here someone saying exactly
> what Rome says. It's awful!! Why does he have to
> congratulate himself so much after an interview? Bruno
> rules!! FSR went in the toilet around the country when he
> left. He doesn't over use the drops either. There put in
> exactly where he needs them! You don't hear Bruno after an
> interview saying, what an awesome interview with "X" ten
> thousand times during the show. That's my take and I hope I
> didn't "suck"! Hey, you can actually "suck" and call Tony
> B. That's another reason why he rules!! Kevin Wheeler is
> awesome too during the late night. He's actually better than
> James Brown. Oh well, war SNR, war Mark Willard, and war
> Tony Bruno!! Out!
>

I'm not saying Rome is better, What I'm saying is that every show runs on a script.

It seems that what you're saying is that Rome sticks to his formula or is repetitive - and I can see that. But I can also see how Bruno's FSR show was verrrry drop-heavy at the end - and that continued into the VEW era (which of course he didn't understand at all). Bruno (or I guess more specifically Big Country) has been more judicious with the drops than a Chris Morales was. They're different styles - I can appreciate them both while you prefer one - that's all it is.

You can hate Rome and that's fine, but the guy is still on the air still in syndication 10 years later and appeals to a bunch of different people. Obviously he (and T Rog) are doing something right, despite Dino Costa's efforts.<P ID="signature">______________
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Fraud? Lessee,He's been doing sports talk since nearly right out of college..he's held down the scrub jobs in the business....13 years later, he' still a sports talk guy heard nationwide and beyond. How is he a fraud, and who is he de-frauding?
Hate him if you like, but he ain't no fraud.
 
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>
> Exactly. You can't run a successful show without scripting
> some part of the show. You think these guys just run in off
> the street and start talking sports based on what looks
> interesting in the morning paper and have well reasoned
> thoughts on each topic ready to go?

there's a difference b/w "scripts" and "notes". i have a health show here in austin and of course i have notes and topic lists, but i dont a written dialogue that i use. all of rome's (or whoever writes them) takes are nothing more than book reports. complete with the occassional mis-read word. his act is tired..........
 
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